International

• Wednesday, February 12th 2014 - 22:55 UTC

  Falklands' visit of Uruguayan lawmakers delegation upsets Argentina

  

  The visit of four Uruguayan lawmakers to the Falkland Islands is receiving ample coverage from the Argentine media particularly the intention of closer links between Montevideo and the Islands including the possibility of sending Uruguayan manpower as well as promoting trade, tourism, culture and social relations

• Wednesday, February 12th 2014 - 00:08 UTC

  Gibraltar takes border queues dispute to Brussels: Spanish government 'furious'

  

  The Spanish Government is “furious” at Gibraltar’s high profile with EU decision makers, the Rock’s Liberal Democrat MEP, Sir Graham Watson, said on Monday. The lawmaker was speaking on the eve of a three-day visit to Brussels by a delegation from the Gibraltar Government led by Chief Minister Fabian Picardo.

• Tuesday, February 11th 2014 - 23:59 UTC

  First Sea Lord warns the Royal Navy faces “the fight of our generation”

  

  Britain must commit to operating both its new aircraft carriers and replacing its nuclear deterrent if it is to remain a first division military power, the head of the Royal Navy has warned. Admiral Sir George Zambellas, the First Sea Lord, said the service faced “the fight of our generation” if it was to remain a credible force in the years ahead.

• Tuesday, February 11th 2014 - 08:33 UTC

  UK immigration minister resigns over major gaffe: employment of foreign cleaner

  

  Britain’s immigration minister has resigned over the illegal employment of a foreign cleaner, a major gaffe given the UK government’s clampdown on immigration of all kinds.

• Tuesday, February 11th 2014 - 08:11 UTC

  Decolonization of Gibraltar can only be settled by UN decision, argues Spain

  

  Spain believes negotiation with Britain is the only realistic avenue for a resolution of the claim it makes over Gibraltar and its waters and that only by a decision of the United Nations can decolonization of the Rock be settled.

• Tuesday, February 11th 2014 - 08:04 UTC

  Jaguar Land Rover profits soar on sales of XJ and XF models and Range Rover

  

  Profits at luxury car maker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) more than doubled in the last three months of 2013. The UK company made profits of £842m, up from £404m for the same quarter in 2012, on revenues of £5.3bn.

• Monday, February 10th 2014 - 19:07 UTC

  Foreign Office minister Hugo Swire arrives in the Falklands

  

  Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minister Hugo Swire arrived on Monday afternoon to the Falkland Islands for a visit that will extend from 10-14 February.

• Monday, February 10th 2014 - 04:00 UTC

  Scotland independence referendum: BBC poll suggests economy, most important issue for voters

  

  The economy is the issue that matters most to voters taking part in the independence referendum, a poll carried out for the BBC has suggested. The results of the poll feature in a documentary, Scotland's Top Ten Battlegrounds, which is being shown on Tuesday.

• Monday, February 10th 2014 - 03:47 UTC

  Timerman calls two US Senators 'extremists', ideologically opposed to US public opinion

  

  Argentine foreign minister Hector Timerman called US senators Marco Rubio and Robert Menendez “extremists”, who don't represent the will of the Senate, the US government or the US people.

• Monday, February 10th 2014 - 03:42 UTC

  “Argentina's economy on the right course” K ambassador tells the Washington Post

  

  Argentina's reactions to the country's image in the US and particularly that of President Cristina Fernandez administration economic policies have not ceased. This time it was ambassador before the US government, Cecilia Nahón who strongly replied the terms of an editorial from The Washington Post anticipating “Argentina's coming collapse”.